Nation reports record turkey crop of 20 million birds
The federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics said the 1934 national turkey crop reached about 20 million birds, a record up from 15 million last year. The drought reduced weights, though demand should rise as meat supplies tighten, with north central and south central states showing the largest gains. Egg production appears steady with more pullets maturing early despite high feed costs.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
North Central
South Central States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Central West
North Atlantic
Fence Drift in Woven Wire Poll Sparks Iowa Straw Vote
Nine farmers from five eastern Iowa counties plus a banker, accountant and a newspaper man met in Cedar Rapids. A secret poll showed Roosevelt eight votes, London four, Dickinson six, Herring six, Gillette ten, Halden two, Wilson seven, Kraschel five. Significance uncertain.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
London
Dickinson
Herring
Gillette
Halden
Wilson
Kraschel
Night School For Adult Farmers Planned In Marengo
Marengo plans a twelve week night school course for farmers in north Iowa. R L Amberry, Marengo high school vocational agriculture instructor, will teach with weekly sessions starting Navy 16. Planning committee members include A E Hursh, Roy A Denz ler, J A Schafbach, Ben F Tomkins, Lon Bigbee, Glenn Ellis. D H Zentmire, county agent, also cooperates with Mr Amberry.
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Marengo
R. L. Amberry
Marengo High School
Iowa County
Navy
A. E. Hursh
Roy A. Denzler
J. A. Schafbach
Ben F. Tomkins
Lon Bigbee
Glenn Ellis
D. H. Zentmire
Mr. Amsberry
Iowa County Names Corn Sealers for 1936 Warehouse Program
Audrey Keil Marengo will replace Clarence Slaymaker as corn sealer for Hartford Sumner and Lincoln townships in Iowa county when the warehousing program for the 1936 crop begins December 1. Reappointed by the board were G. Donohoe Fred Boland Floyd D Faas and Henry Noyes.
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Marengo
Audrey Keil
Clarence Slaymaker
Hartford
Sumner
Lincoln
Iowa County
County Warehouse Board
G. Donohoe
Fred Boland
Floyd D. Faas
Henry Noyes
Landon Tops Roosevelt In Farm Journal Straw Vote
A Farm Journal poll of 18 states shows Landon with a clear farmer majority in Connecticut Delaware Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Maine Massachusetts Missouri Nebraska New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania South Dakota Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin Roosevelt leads in Arkansas California Iowa Kentucky Maryland Michigan Minnesota Oklahoma Oregon Texas Virginia Washington. Nationwide results: Landon 63 176 votes Roosevelt 48 693 Thomas 1 061 Lemke 6 158 others 2 711. In Iowa Roosevelt led with 3 815 to 2 501 for London.
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Landon
Roosevelt
Farm Journal
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Delaware
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Arkansas
California
Iowa
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Thomas
Lemke
London
Nutrition Study Planned For Linn Farm Women
The Linn county foods and nutrition course under Miss Lucille Gove will study Improving Food Management this year. Training schools for leaders are set for next week in Bertram Fairfax and Browntownships with Mrs Arlo Stinger assisting.
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Linn County
Lucille Gove
County Home
Bertram
Fairfax
Brown
Vegetable Growers To Meet At Ames In November
C L Fitch announces the annual Iowa Vegetable Growers Association meeting to be held in Ames on November 11 and 12. The event gathers growers from across the state to discuss crops markets and cultivation practices.
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Ames
C. L. Fitch
Iowa Vegetable Growers’ Association
London Butter Prices Fall as Imports Rise
London butter prices drop as surplus stocks rise in Britain and exporters price into New York. European producers along with New Zealand and Australia push supplies to the market while imports surge with 5,251 casks from northern Europe and 1,145 boxes from Russia or Siberia last week.
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New York City
New Zealand
Australia
London
New York
Holland
Latvia
Russia
Siberia
Farm Women To Sponsor Public Health Program
Iowa farm women will sponsor a statewide public health program in fifty five or more counties next year. The effort, led by Mrs Sarah Porter Ellis, uses county home economics extensions with nurse and physician visits to assess needs and plan county health improvements.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Sarah Porter Ellis
Ames Extension Service
State Department of Public Health
Ellis
State Department
Joseph H. Kinnaman
State Department of Health
County Home Project
County Farm Bureau Board
County 4-H Club
West Branch Tests Show 384 Cows Averages in September
West Branch C. T. A. reports 384 cows on test averaged 502 pounds of milk and 22 pounds of butterfat, with 82 dry. The high herd owned by C. Earl Smith posted 799 pounds of milk and 41.2 pounds of butterfat. A Smith cow led with 1,293 pounds of milk and 72.4 pounds of butterfat.
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West Branch
Robert Jones
C. Earl Smith
Smith
Sweet Potato Harvest Nears End in Conesville
Conesville reports the sweet potato crop near completion with good quality and average quantity this week. Local growers note steady yields and favorable weather for harvest activities.
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Conesville
Whats What Out on the Acres Heads to Roosevelt Faith
Interview with Harry Fagan owner of 160 acres near Mount Auburn on farming, politics and rural electrification. He details farm duties, travel 3510 miles through multiple states, labor support for Roosevelt, and progress toward a Benton county rural electrification program with 418 miles mapped and 1 205 temporary signers.
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Harry Fagan
Mount Auburn
LaMoille
Ill
Ear of corn from Ralph Michel farm bears 1560 kernels
A farm editor receives an ear of yellow corn from the Ralph Michel farm six miles north of Marion. The ear has 24 rows with 65 kernels per row, totaling 1,560 kernels, is twelve inches long and seven and three quarters inches in circumference.
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Gazette Farm
Ralph Michel
Marion
Ames Team Tops College Judging Meet in Kansas City
Iowa State college livestock judging team scored 4811 of 5000 to win the intercollegiate contest at the American Royal Livestock and Horse Show in Kansas City. Team members: Alan Bogue Beresford S D Robert Lichty Waterloo IA Loren Letterdahl North Henderson Ill Max Zelle Alleman IA Dixon Moore Cedar IA. Coach: Prof. J C Hobert of animal husbandry.
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Kansas City
Iowa State College
Alan Bogue
Beresford
S. D
Robert Lichty
Waterloo
Loren Letterdahl
North Henderson
Ill
Max Zelle
Alleman
Dixon Moore
Cedar
J. C. Holbert
Intercollegiate Apple Judging Contest Planned
Ames hosts an intercollegiate apple judging contest November 13 to 15 in connection with the Little Midwest Horticulture show. The event is sponsored by the Iowa State Horticulture Society and announced by Iowa State College horticulture officials.
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Ames
Little Midwest
Iowa State College
Iowa State Horticulture Society
Odell Harvests 3200 Ears of Reid Yellow Dent Corn
A.J. Odell near Hazleton reports 3200 ears of Reid's yellow dent seed corn harvested and stored. He notes the crop is nearly average in yield and of good quality.
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Hazleton
A. J. Odell
Reid
Odell
Eastern hog shipments fall as pork imports surge
A Chicago market report shows eastern hog shipments dropped to 9,700 head last week, the smallest on record, while Chicago hog receipts reached a multimonth high. U S pork imports set a weekly record at 1,068,122 pounds into New York for the week ended Oct 10, including 822,291 pounds of cooked ham from Poland. Average hog weight eased to 226 pounds from 266 pounds five weeks earlier and 253 pounds a year ago.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
New York
Poland
Farmers Warn of Prussic Acid Danger in Drought Crops
Federal researchers warn drought stressed Sudan grass cane and other sorghums are unsafe to feed until cut and cured. Prussic acid forms when growth is impaired. antidote sodium nitrite and sodium thiosulfate were found, to be used under veterinary supervision.
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Washington, D.C
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Sudan
Bureau
Iowa Vocational Ag Boys Compete At Kansas City Show
Two Iowa Future Farmer judging teams travel to Kansas City for the Royal American livestock show. West Branch team members are Leland Byers Leslie Pederson Wayne Paulsen with John Hays as alternate. Jesup dairy cattle judges are Roy Fear Glenn Miller Everett Ohrt and Franklin Brown. Approximately 100 Iowa boys attend the FFA convention the same week, with state leaders Cecil Carr and Clarence Dean.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas City
West Branch
Leland Byers
Leslie Pederson
Wayne Paulsen
John Hayslett
Jesup
Roy Fear
Glenn Miller
Everett Ohrt
Franklin Brown
Future Farmers of America
H. T. Hall
Vocational Ag
Cecil Carr
Clarinda
Clarence Dean
Iowa Falls
Clarence Meyer
Arthur Kirchoff
Humboldt
Farm Auction Roundup for October Dates
Upcoming sales include Clem Liddy farm near Monticello on Oct 20 closing out sale. Keller Martin livestock sale near Tipton on Oct 21. Anna Benish sale near Swisher on Oct 27. G W Bellew farm sale near Cedar Rapids on Oct 27.
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Clem Liddy
Monticello
Keller-Martin Livestock Sale
Tipton
Anna Benish
Swisher
G. W
County Agents 4 H Agents And H D As In Ames This Week
Ames hosts the annual Iowa extension conference with county home demonstration and 4 H agents from across the state. Field agents and state extension specialists meet to discuss extension work rural adult education and current issues. In sessions through the week they will hear from R K Bliss Florence L Hall and M C Wilson on the 1937 program trends and study results. The Home Demonstration Agents association meets Tuesday afternoon while the County Agents association meets Monday and Tuesday.
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Ames
Iowa
R. K. Bliss
The
Extension Service
Florence L. Hall
Federal Extension Service
Washington, D. C
M. C. Wilson
Iowa Home Demonstration Agents’ Association
County Agents’ Association
Washington C T A Sees 20 6 September Milk Avg
The Washington C T A reports a new low September average from 277 cows on test. At High herd Bash and Gingerich of Wellman own eleven grade Holsteins with an average 753 pounds of milk and 31.3 pounds butterfat. High cow Truman Erb's grade Guernsey produced 1264 pounds milk and 58.1 pounds butterfat.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Alvin Lueder
Bash
Gingerich
Wellman
Truman Erb
Maquoreta Farmers Join Phosphate Demonstration
County Agent F. E. Krause seeks 25 Jackson county farmers to participate in a phosphate demonstration. Participants will receive phosphate and must apply it to various crops, repeating a proven value at farmers’ request.
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Maquoreta—County
F. E. Krause
Jackson County
Trades for Farm in Buffalo Township
Morleyevitts merchant Evitts traded his general merchandise stock and building including housekeeping rooms above for a 160 acre improved farm in Buffalo township Linn County. George Harms of Amber was the trading partner. Possession was given at once.
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Morleyc
Evitts
Buffalo
Linn County
George Harms
Amber
New Powder Lets False Teeth Fit All Day
A new improved powder FASTEETH promises all day comfort and a tighter fit for dentures. Sprinkled on plates each morning it does not thin out or wash away and is available at any drug store.
Argentine corn imports and shipments to the U S week ending Oct 16
The Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports 1,150,000 bushels of Argentine corn arrived at U S ports the week ended October 16. Most imports came via the Pacific coast, with 992,000 bushels shipped to the U S from Argentina. Canadian shipments total 1,339,000 bushels, and New York spot stocks quoted at 99 cents per bushel. Shippers sold parcel lots at 93 cents c.i.f. to American ports. About 172,000,000 bushels remained for export in Argentina as of October 9.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Pacific
Argentina
Canada
New York
Projects Outlined For Ag Students At Marengo
A Marengo high school program lists projects for animal husbandry and crops classes taught by R L Amsberry. Planned tasks include landscaping two farmsteads, 34 acres of corn, 10 acres of soybeans, 1 acre of potatoes, livestock care with seven calves and litters, 100 chickens, a mare and foal, milk goats, and a home garden.
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Marengo
Marengo High School
R. L. Amsberry
Waukon Dairy Herd Tops September Output
In Allamakee County the 537 cows including 84 dry on test averaged 477 pounds of milk and 20.7 pounds of butterfat for September. The high herd of twelve grade Guernseys owned by John Siversind averaged 819 pounds of milk and 37.7 pounds of butterfat. The high cow, a grade Jersey owned by Harold Kaeser, produced 1,368 pounds of milk and 68.4 pounds of butterfat.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Howard Gordon
John Siversind
Harold Kaeser
Discovery of plant sex and cross-breeding by Camerarius
In the late seventeenth century Camerarius established that plants have sex and can be cross bred like animals, marking a pivotal shift in plant science and heredity research.
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Camerarius
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Linn
L. Brown
Hoover
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Rural Electrification Administration
Benton County
Iowa Light and Power Company
la Porte City
Williams
Vocational Ag Boys
Kneip Markets
H.d.a.’S
Washington C.T.A
Nacor Medicine Co
Indianapolis
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